WoRMS taxon details
Cephalodella megalocephala (Glascott, 1893)
886913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:886913)
accepted
Species
Cephalodella megalocephala var. compressa Donner, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cephalodella megalocephala var. rotunda Donner, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Furcularia megalocephala Glascott, 1893 · unaccepted > superseded combination
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(of Furcularia megalocephala Glascott, 1893) Glascott, L. S. (1893). A list of some of the Rotifera of Ireland. The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, (n. ser.) 8, 29-86, pl.3-7 [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomy ?"Genus? species?" after De Smet (1989)._x000d_
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate...
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate...
Taxonomy ?"Genus? species?" after De Smet (1989)._x000d_
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate from what is known of other members of the genus; the assignment of C. megalocephala to genus Cephalodella requires reconsideration! [details]
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate from what is known of other members of the genus; the assignment of C. megalocephala to genus Cephalodella requires reconsideration! [details]
WoRMS (2025). Cephalodella megalocephala (Glascott, 1893). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886913 on 2025-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cephalodella megalocephala var. rotunda Donner, 1949) Donner, J. (1949). Rädertiere der Gattung Cephalodella aus Südmähren. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 42, 304-328, pl.11-18 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cephalodella megalocephala var. compressa Donner, 1949) Donner, J. (1949). Rädertiere der Gattung Cephalodella aus Südmähren. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 42, 304-328, pl.11-18 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Furcularia megalocephala Glascott, 1893) Glascott, L. S. (1893). A list of some of the Rotifera of Ireland. The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, (n. ser.) 8, 29-86, pl.3-7 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Dartnall, H. J. G.; Hollowday, E. D. (1985). Antarctic rotifers. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports, 100, 1-46 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Cephalodella megalocephala var. compressa Donner, 1949) Donner, J. (1949). Rädertiere der Gattung Cephalodella aus Südmähren. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 42, 304-328, pl.11-18 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Furcularia megalocephala Glascott, 1893) Glascott, L. S. (1893). A list of some of the Rotifera of Ireland. The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, (n. ser.) 8, 29-86, pl.3-7 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Dartnall, H. J. G.; Hollowday, E. D. (1985). Antarctic rotifers. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports, 100, 1-46 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
additional source Nogrady, T.; Pourriot, R. (1995). Family Notommatidae. In: Rotifera. Volume 3: The Notommatidae and the Scaridiidae. In: T. Nogrady. Guides to the identification of the microinvertebrates of the continental waters of the world. Amsterdam. SPB Academic Publishing, 8, 1-229, 239-248 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Nogrady, T.; Pourriot, R. (1995). Family Notommatidae. In: Rotifera. Volume 3: The Notommatidae and the Scaridiidae. In: T. Nogrady. Guides to the identification of the microinvertebrates of the continental waters of the world. Amsterdam. SPB Academic Publishing, 8, 1-229, 239-248 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy ?"Genus? species?" after De Smet (1989)._x000d_Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate from what is known of other members of the genus; the assignment of C. megalocephala to genus Cephalodella requires reconsideration! [details]
